New Zealand vs Norway: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+

New Zealand
13.08
in 2016
Norway
13.05
in 2017
New Zealand rank
14th
Norway rank
16th

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ over time

  • New Zealand
  • Norway
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 13.08 against 13.05 in Norway, a difference of 0.03.

Across all 5 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 14th and Norway ranks 16th of 91 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 13.47 12.34 1.14 New Zealand
2010s 13.08 12.79 0.2917 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+, New Zealand or Norway?
New Zealand, at 13.08 against 13.05 in Norway as of 2016.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between New Zealand and Norway?
0.03, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2016.
How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
New Zealand ranks 14th and Norway ranks 16th of 91 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/